And if not that a disaster should strike them for what their hands put forth [of sins] and they would say, "Our Lord, why did You not send us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses and been among the believers?"...
Kalau bukan karena ucapan orang-orang kafir--ketika mereka ditimpa hukuman karena kekufuran mereka--yang melontarkan alasan, "Ya Tuhan kami, Engkau belum mengutus seorang rasul kepada kami, sehingga kami percaya kepadanya dan tunduk dengan mukjizatnya serta menjadi golongan orang-orang Mukmin," niscaya tidak akan pernah ada misi kerasulan.